Food in Utah

Arches National Park: Crowd Warning

June 3, 2021 The entrance to Arches national park closed at 8:30 am this morning. Arrive early is the standard advice. Sunrise is at 6:00 am. As each car that is inside the park departs, the gate is...

Mountain Sights: Alpine Glow Or Alpenglow

“Red sky at night, sailor's delight” If there is a mountain in the way of the reflected that red light at night, especial a snow covered mountain, the snow looks red. I took the photo...

Zion National Park Without Zion Canyon

In the best of times-- pre-covid-- getting into Zion Canyon was difficult. Now, it borders on impossible (see Tip Critical Planning for Zion National Park ) which raises the question, ‘Is...

Don’t Miss Zion! 7 Outstanding Hikes/Drives You Must Do

Zion National Park is breathtaking and one of those national parks that must be on everyone's national park bucket list. We had been trying to go there for two years but had to cancel every time...

Critical Planning for Zion National Park

If you are planning to visit Zion, you must carefully study Zion's web site well in advance of your trip, especially the confusing part on the shuttle bus befora booking a trip Taking a bus...

Cowboy Lodging: The Apache Motel, Moab, Utah, USA

There is a TV channel in the USA called “Grit”, a name taken from two famous cowboy (western) movies (films) telling the same story, both based on the book “True Grit”. The actor John Wayne...